阂 hé separated
separated; blocked
How to remember 阂: 门 door + 亥 pig = separated. The narrow garden door has a fat pig stuck in it, so the kids and the house are separated.
Component breakdown
阂 = 门 door + 亥 pig
- 门 door
- 亥 pig
The narrow garden door has a fat pig stuck in it, so the kids and the house are separated.
How it is used
- Bound to a single word: 隔阂 (géhé) an estrangement, a barrier of misunderstanding between people - 消除隔阂 (xiāochú géhé) to clear up the estrangement.
- 隔阂 is emotional/psychological distance, not a physical wall - the gulf that grows between friends or generations.
- You will essentially only ever see 阂 inside 隔阂.